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List of countries that cannot make a PSN account, following the Helldivers 2 controversy. (programming.dev)

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The censored one is probably Niger

UPDATE - special thanks to @[email protected] for making a map showing the countries without access to PSN:

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[-] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

~~The legitimate reason is for crossplay.~~ Sony said in the announcement it was for player "protection", so they could ban people. Plus there is no doubt some data tracking going on.

[-] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago

But cross-platform worked just fine before this requirement? Or atleast well enough, I've been playing with a PS4 friend for the last month.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Did it? I stand corrected, then.

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